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Pictured above are Silloth to flourish. The money was Golf Club Captain Malcolm raised during the Banty Trot 2019 Events Wise and Banty Trot Organiser Christmas Golf Day at Silloth Lenny Hodgins, handing over Golf Club. 26th May two cheques for £400 each to Special mention must go to Silloth 1st Brownies & Silloth both Steven Fraser and Johnny Silloth Green Day Rainbows. Martin for their tireless work The money will be used to on the day managing their fund 8th + 9th June help the two groups to continue raising activities so successfully. Silloth Vintage Rally 23rd to 25th August Could You Solfest Be King or 26th August Silloth Carnival Queen? 5th to 8th September See page 10 Music & Beer Festival Read the story on page 10 Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 Page 9 Page 19 Page 20 Sophie’s hair-raising £400 Happy Birthday Connie Exiles Donate £250 to RNLI Zoe’s Kids Project Lady Captain’s donation Abbeytown Girls on Top

The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of up to 5,500 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 Issue 173 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you

£1,080 Raised for Pensioners Coffee Mornings Mist or Report by: Jean Day the day, the Coffee Morning on It was lovely to see so many 2nd March was very well attended, familiar faces at the first Coffee and everyone got to go home in Fog? Charity in Memory by Ralph Pickering Morning of this New Year, the sunshine, even though it did (with assistance from BBC2!) especially on such a cold morning. not last. The cake stall did good of Shaun Bell Coffee was free this morning as business as usual and because “Oh, wasn’t it foggy the other a thank you for the continued of the very generous donations morning?” said I. support of all our friends, but the from so many visitors to the Hall “No, that was just a bit of mist” cake, bric a brac, and raffle did a good raffle was held. Winners was the answer I was given. brisk business. were - Edna Allison, Pauline Mole, “Well what is the difference Thanks to all the generous Pam Blaylock, Joyce Musgrave, between mist and fog?” said I. donations there were nine raffle Mary Eccles, Dorothy Maxwell, The answer to this never- winners today - Dorothy Maxwell, Di Wallace, Margaret Mattinson, ending question could be given by Elizabeth Reeves, Eddie Maybury, Sheila Beaty and Margo Pattinson. the Met Office. It is really quite Margaret Mattinson, Joan Bowe, We look forward to seeing simple; fog is when visibility is less Pat Froggatt, Maureen Carr, Mary everyone again at the next Coffee than a kilometre; mist is when you Hoskins and Maureen Gray. Morning on Saturday, 6th April, can see further than that! Despite a damp, misty start to all are welcome. “Well, is that all clear now?” RNLI Quiz Night Raises £353

On the 3rd February this year Barbara almost ten years to the a well known face in the town, day of his passing, and has left Shaun Bell, sadly passed away his children Jennifer, Shaun and peacefully in the Cumberland Martin and the rest of the family Infirmary, Carlisle, after a battle brokenhearted but at peace, with cancer. Shaun was a ‘local knowing their mam and dad are lad’ born and raised in Silloth now reunited together. by his Mam with eight siblings. Shaun will be a great miss Everyone in Silloth will most to many and Silloth has lost a likely remember Shaun for being true ‘legend’. The family would that could not get a place. A huge Girls. £353 was raised which is a great ‘character’ and one of the like to say a huge thank you to Report by: Margaret English thank you to David and Carol about £5 more than last year. friendliest blokes around who was everyone for all the cards, kind Once again, the RNLI Quiz at Mrs Wilson’s who welcomed Finally, a very special thank always saying hello to everyone words, messages and donations Night was held at Mrs Wilson’s everybody warmly and kept you to everyone who came along (regardless if he knew them or not) at the service which raised a Cafe in Silloth on Friday 1st everyone well-watered throughout and joined in the fun testing their always putting others first. fantastic £1,080, which has been February. the evening. At half time they put memories. As well as a great Dad, Granda split between Cancer Research Thirteen quiz teams gathered to on a lovely supper of sandwiches and friend to many, Shaun was UK and the Pentecostal Church, compete in the quiz. As usual Geoff and chips, which was thoroughly known as the ‘Peoples Mechanic’ West Silloth (or as Shaun refereed and Sarah Betsworth were setting enjoyed by everyone. The Silloth and could always been seen to it ‘The mission’). Also a special the wide variety of questions and and District RNLI Fundraising ‘working’ from his garage, fag in thanks to the incredible Margaret running the evening. Our grateful group thank everyone at Mrs mouth and cuppa in one hand, Gate, David Mounsey Funeral thanks to them both for their Wilson’s for making the evening a stopping everyone that passed to Director, Stanwix Holiday Park hard work, which is very much great success. ask how they were doing and tell and Alison Henderson for catering appreciated as it isn’t an easy task. The winning team was James’ them his ‘terrible’ jokes, which he of the wake. The event was very Gang with 72 points, well ahead of was well known for. As Shaun would have said oversubscribed, and once again we the Wheelers with 63 points. The Shaun lost his beloved wife ‘Thanks’ x. give our apologies to those teams final place was taken by the Golden New Opening Hours GOOD COMPANIONS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME SILLOTH: Mon–Friday Solicitors Open 12–5pm (6:30pm Weds) Long & short term stays in single en-suite rooms Consulting Hours Day Care ~ limited spaces available weekdays 1:30pm–3pm & 4pm–5pm BEATY & Co. Free transport provided locally (6:30pm Wednesdays) Accident and Personal Injury Claims // Employment Local Meals on Wheels ASPATRIA: Mon–Friday Wills // Probate and Trusts // Divorce & Family Open 8:30am–6:30pm Criffel Street, Debt Collection // Landlord and Tenant Consulting Hours Silloth Commercial Contracts and Leases // Civil Litigation 9am–10:30am & 4:30pm–6:30pm (3:30pm–5pm Wednesdays) House Sales or Purchase // Commissioners for Oaths tel: 016973 Saturdays 9am–12 noon 31553 1 Victoria Place, Wigton • Tel: 016973 42121 • Fax: 016973 44697 Call us on 016973 20242 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.beaty.co.uk www.goodcompanions.net to book an appointment Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 173 Page 3 Changes to Recycling What a Grand Burns Night & Bin Collections

Interest in recycling has never collection day will be different been higher, and we are all keen under the new service and so to do our bit. Therefore, Allerdale residents are encouraged to look Borough Council is making carefully at their new bin calendar changes to the way recycling when it arrives in a few weeks’ collections to homes are made – time. The time bin-crews visit may and residents are being encouraged also be different than residents to look out for the new bin or box have been used to. Report by: Penny Stimson which will be delivered to their The changes are due to start on On the 26th January 2019 homes over the next few weeks. 1 April 2019, with residents asked St Andrews Hall was transformed, The new service, which to use the new bins and boxes once we had the Scottish flags flying will be delivered in partnership their last recycling collection has and tartan on the tables as the hall with the council’s waste and been made at the end of March hosted a Burns Night. recycling collections partner FCC ready for the new collections The haggis was piped in to the Environment, means the single- starting. sounds of one of the ministers, use purple bag will no longer be Michael Heaslip, Executive Alistair Smeaton, playing the used for collecting glass, cans and member with responsibility for bagpipes. Toasts were given with plastic. Environmental Quality, said: the much enjoyed dram of whisky. The council is keen to keep “These changes are all about After the meal we enjoyed the changes as simple as possible. improving the service to the much loved Scottish tunes played Therefore, once the changes begin customer and having less impact by Alistair and his lovely wife. residents who currently use a small on the environment with the Everybody had a good time and we green bin for paper and card, will phasing out of the purple bags. managed to raise £400 towards the therefore use this small green bin However, we know how popular improvements of our hall. for glass, cans and plastic instead. the purple bags are, so that’s why A big thank you to all who There will be no need to bag the we’ve tried to make the new attended and we look forward to seeing more of you next year when we celebrate Burns Night again. waste up, just pop it straight in the service as easy as possible for bin. our residents. These changes are From next week the council also designed to deliver financial is delivering around 40,000 large savings in the long-term.” Anyone blue-lidded bins which will be used The council will be writing to for paper and card. Deliveries for Whist? will continue We at St Andrews Hall have for several been asked if we could start a weeks, so don’t weekly whist afternoon. worry if you Anyone interested in joining don’t get one please contact the Church immediately. Secretary-Penny Stimson on With twice 016973 32255. the current capacity, these new bins will be all residents nearer the changeover, collected every four weeks, whilst with details of their new bin glass, cans and plastic will continue calendar. In the meantime, the to be collected every two weeks, advice is to put their new bin once the new service starts. somewhere safe, ready for the new There are a number of collections to start. households who currently use a Residents can find out more green hessian sack for paper and information at www.allerdale.gov. card as well as a purple bag for uk/newbins or by calling 0303 123 Very Hungry Fat Bee other recycling. Therefore, the 1702. by Isabella Henderson council is delivering a box to these Stickers are also being delivered from Silloth Primary School customers, which is for them to use to households to go on their small for glass, cans and plastics instead green bin, with details of what of the purple bag. The hessian sack it can be used for once the new will continue to be used for paper service begins. Christine’s and card. As it is to be collected The council’s Executive Taxis every four weeks, residents can committee agreed to the changes have more sacks if required. back in October 2018. As well Any Distance Other waste collections will as changes to bin collections, For a Friendly Reliable remain the same, with weekly the council is also investing in Service collections for non-recyclable a fleet of new environmentally and other waste, and fortnightly friendly vehicles, which use in-cab Call Christine Barton collections for garden waste. technology to provide information 07917 564583 However, it is likely that the on the rounds. Page 4 Issue 173 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Sophie Raises Summer Get a Will Written £400 for the Little Time? & Support Jigsaw by Ralph Pickering with help from During the month of April Day Hospice services. Jigsaw is the Princess Trust The Halford Cycle Co Ltd 2019, Beaty & Co. Solicitors in only children’s hospice in Cumbria Oh, what a lovely morning, the Wigton will be taking part in a and provides support to children sun’s shining bright and the days Will writing scheme to raise funds and young adults with life-limiting getting longer. When on earth does for a local charity. You can receive conditions throughout the summertime start? It’s no problem a professionally written Will in county, as well as offering for us now because we look on the return for a donation to Eden support to their calendar or in the diary and there Valley Hospice and Jigsaw. The families. it is printed. But how did we know suggested donation for a single about summertime in earlier days? Will is £130 and for a couple Summertime starts in Great £200. There is no obligation Britain each year at 2am on to include a charitable legacy the Sunday following the third in your Will, although the Saturday in April, or if that day is Hospice would be delighted if you Easter Sunday, then on the Sunday chose to. Gifts to the Hospice in following the second Saturday in Wills accounted for approximately Beaty & April. All clear? 20% of their income last year. Co. Solicitors are a It expires at 2am on the Sunday It is vital to make a Will if well-established local firm, having following the first Saturday in you care about what happens practiced in Wigton for over 250 Before Sophie Stalker After October. to your assets after your death. years. They have supported local Report by: Julie Emary Without one, your estate would charities including the valuable Silloth RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer collective effort. by most of the RNLI Lifeboat be distributed according to the work of Eden Valley Hospice and An exciting morning was had Sophie’s hair had to be Crew who were down for their statutory rules of intestacy, which Jigsaw for many years. Further at Silloth RNLI on Sunday 17th shortened by at least 17cm, to normal Sunday morning exercise. means that your relatives, friends details of the firm and their February, when Sophie Stalker, enable the cut hair to be sent to the Sophie decided that she would or favourite charities may not services can be found on their aged 8, granddaughter of Tom charity and made into a wig for the prefer to return home to have her benefit as you had intended. website www.beaty.co.uk. Stalker who has been a volunteer children who have had treatment hair cut, properly finished off by Eden Valley Hospice and For more information about at Silloth RNLI for over 35 years, for cancer, in the end a massive Alison. Jigsaw Children’s Hospice in the charity Will scheme or to had a sponsored hair cut, in aid of 30cm was chopped off. Sophie has raised over £400 Carlisle provide care for local make an appointment please the Little Princess Trust, who treat Sophie had never had her hair for the Little Princess Trust, a people with life-limiting illnesses contact Beaty & Co. on 016973 children with cancer. cut before, so this was quite an magnificent amount. and also provide respite care and 42121. This altruistic act was entirely experience for her. 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Ryan Bee by Kieran Carr from Holm Cultram Abbey School Connie Anderson celebrating her 90th Birthday with Committee Members at Silloth Nursing Home. Connie has been part of Silloth Nursing Home for half of her life, starting as wages clerk, then Secretary before retiring and becoming a member of the Committee - what an achievement. Everyone at the Home wishes Connie all the very best on her 90th Birthday, you truly are one special lady.

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THE GOOD CAUSES CHARITY SHOP 1 Queen’s Court, Criffel Street, Silloth Contact: Denise Poland on 07716 507453 Closed Mondays Please help us to help them Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 173 Page 7 Chance to get a Waste Digester For Free A Pancakes Treat Do you regularly have from the website leftover food? Don’t throw it during March will away! Cumbria County Council receive a free kitchen is offering a huge 80% discount caddy. This is a bin you on two types of food digester, place underneath the available via the Recycle for sink to collect peelings Cumbria website. All orders and food waste before received before 5pm on Sunday putting them in the 7th April will be entered into composter. a competition to receive a full Find out more and refund on their digester – we’re make your order at giving away sixty units (ten in each www.recycleforcumbria. district)! org The council has been working Councillor Celia hard to reduce food waste by Tibble, Cabinet making food waste digesters Member for the available in the county at heavily Environment, said: discounted rates since 2014. Since “We’re really keen then, nearly 6,000 units have been to help residents get distributed. All households that food waste out of their have a food waste digester have the kitchen bins and put Report by: Penny Stimson and coffee. means to dispose organic waste waste to good use, so On Saturday 16th February St Every one who came enjoyed produced at home and reduce the we’re excited to be Andrews Hall opened its doors for them and we are please to say amount of waste being sent to able to offer these bins at a heavily can’t go in a conventional compost a treat - Pancakes. we made £154 towards our new waste treatment plants. discounted rate. Food waste bin, so they’re a really great asset, These were served with a windows which we are having Two different digesters are digesters not only accept food like and a fantastic alternative to food variety of wonderful fillings of fitted the end of this month. Thank available. ‘Green Johanna’ is a vegetable peelings and bread, but waste ending up at a treatment ice-cream, chocolate and cream, you to all who came and supported combined digester and composter, also meat, fish and bones - which centre.” maple syrup, treacle or fruit, Tea us. and will accept all cooked and un-cooked food waste, mixed with organic garden waste to produce rich compost. This unit usually Exiles MCC £250 to RNLI retails at £119.99 but is available for just £20 when ordered via Recycle for Cumbria. ‘Green Cone’ is purely a food waste digester. This unit sits in Pete Rabbit a sunny position and accepts all by cooked and uncooked food waste. Jayden Compost is not produced but the Carruthers Relaxing Bee waste is broken down in a below- from Silloth Primary School by ground chamber and naturally Sonny Millar dissipates away into the soil. This from unit usually retails at £99.99 but is Holm Cultram available for just £15 when ordered Abbey School from Recycle for Cumbria. This year as an added incentive, we are giving away ten units in each district. All you have to do is Report by: Julie Emary Silloth RNLI Press Officer purchase your digester before 5pm over the weekend of 23 - 25 November on Sunday 7th April. We’ll pick Lovely Bee Once again Silloth RNLI lifeboat is very 2018. out ten people at random from by grateful to Exiles Cumbria Motorcycle Club This follows Exiles Cumbria each of the six districts (sixty in Harry Paisley for their continued support. presentation of a cheque earlier in the year, total), and they will be refunded from Holm Cultram Some of the Exiles Cumbria MCC after the Ragnarock Festival in Silloth. the cost of their digester. Abbey School members came to Silloth boathouse on Silloth RNLI lifeboat crew would like to There’s also a free kitchen Sunday 20th January to present the RNLI thank Exiles Cumbria MCC very much for caddy up for grabs - anyone that Silloth with a cheque for £250. their donations and continued support for purchases a black compost bin This money which had been raised from this charity, which relies solely on money (available in 220 or 330 litre sizes) the raffle held at their Fimbulvetr Rally held donated to them and has a crew that made at the Solway Holiday Village in Silloth, up purely of volunteers. Hair She Goes Mobile Hairdresser Wheyrigg Hall Silloth JayBee’s W BAR / HOTEL / GRILL and 2 x 2 litre Milk for £2.20 Real Food & Good Ale 7 days a week 6 Free Range Eggs £1 Bacon £1 a pack district * Try Our Famous Pizzas from £1 * 1kg bag Oven Chips £1 Friday Night Toys • Off-Licence • Hardware • Gifts • Key Cutting Steak Deal Traditional Sunday Call Carpet Cleaner Hire • Watch Batteries & Straps Fitted Rump, Fillet, Gammon, Lunches Melanie Frozen Fishing Bait • Hooks & Weights Rib-Eye or Sirloin: 3 Courses £15.50 on: open 7 days a week from £10.10 Tel: 016973 61242 07857 989358 6 Criffel Street, Silloth, Tel: 016973 31245 WHEYRIGG, ABBEYTOWN, WIGTON, CA7 0DH Page 8 Issue 173 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Come to the Carer Forums Make Sure You Are Carers Forums At the forums carers will hear The reasons that from guest speakers, learn more someone may need help or about local support organisations Registered To Vote care are wide and varied and meet others dealing with On Thursday 2 May 2019 Registration Officer for Allerdale therefore the role of an similar issues and problems. residents in Allerdale will go to Borough Council said: “Time is Adult Carer can differ Coming Up the polls to have their say on who running out to make sure you can greatly. At our next forums we will be represents them at a local level. take part in the local elections. There are many common discussing Continence Issues and Local government elections These elections are an opportunity issues that all carers have Tissue Viability. select councillors, who are to make your voice heard and to deal with such as time Continence care helps people responsible for making have a say on who management, dealing with to achieve and maintain control of decisions on running represents you on carer stress/anxiety and their bladder or bowel functions. services in your local issues that directly increased financial pressures. Often carers will just get on This can include tips on keeping area. These include affect day-to-day life Similarly there are other with things without giving any the bladder healthy, continence housing, planning, here in Allerdale. If situations which can be unique. thought to their own health and assessment, identifying a course parks, leisure, you’re not registered For example, lifting and carrying safety. of treatment if necessary and regeneration, economic by 12 April, you won’t can be needed when looking West Cumbria Carers hold emotional support and advice. development, recycling be able to vote.” after someone with a physical regular Carers Forums across Pressure ulcers are an injury and waste management. Melanie disability. For some this can lead Allerdale and Copeland, each one that breaks down the skin and In order to vote in this Davidson, Head of Support and to significant back pains and focusing on a different impact of underlying tissue. They are important election, residents Improvement at the Electoral problems. caring. caused when an area of skin is must be on the electoral register. Commission, said: “If you have placed under pressure. They are The deadline to register to vote in recently turned 18 or moved sometimes known as ‘bedsores’ or local elections is fast approaching home, it is particularly important ‘pressure sores’. and Allerdale Borough Council that you act to ensure that you are When and Where: is urging residents who have not registered to vote. It takes just five • The Oval Centre, Workington registered at their current address minutes online and means that on Thursday 4th April from 10am to make sure they are registered in you can take part in this important to 12noon time. election.” • Bransty Legion, Whitehaven on The deadline to register to vote If you were registered to vote Thursday 6th June from 10am to is midnight on Friday 12 April. in the last election and your details 12noon Anyone can apply online at gov. have not changed, you will still If you enjoy a nice natter over uk/register-to-vote. It takes just be registered to vote. 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China Bee by Nathan Maybury-Potter from Silloth Primary School Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 173 Page 9 Waver Wine Circle West Cumbrian Kids Project Report by: Stuart Jones winning position between Graham, At our meeting on 13th March, Margaret and Janet’s team with a for the first time, a revised version red wine and Stephen, Judith and of “Call My Bluff” was tried. The Ann with a white wine. Chair, idea, hatched by Graham and Janet, Bill confirmed the success of the consisted of five teams, each with new version, suggesting it should three members, presenting a bottle be given a further trial next year, of wine suitably covered with a maybe with a few revisions! sock. Perhaps the next competition Many thanks to Stella for should be for the most colourful providing the ‘home comforts’ and sock! After everyone tasting the organising the raffle, this time given wine each team member read a by Janet and won by Judith. description, with the other teams The next meeting is our AGM guessing which one was correct. on 10th April, in the Village Hall. The trial, causing some confusion Members are requested to come and much laughter, seemed to with plenty of suggestions for next be a success with a tie for the year. Women’s Institute Report by: Jenny Stride pods of whales around the islands. Report by: Zoe Forster the S.O.S. Charity This month we had a very The traditional fishing boat “yoal” is “My work has always been shop to create interesting talk with slides by Ken small and you can only admire the about storytelling, in which I look a book to put Graham on life in the Shetland Isles. bravery of the fishermen who used to my own community. I’ve been more photos in, Shetland is a subarctic these. The boats are now used for working with the land, creating something the kids archipelago of approx 100 islands racing and regattas are held in the objects from raw materials found could take away only 15 of which are inhabited. summer with 1 mile races at sea. here, that have their own history. and keep. There are buildings from the All major areas have leisure centres So naturally I was drawn to the The exhibition Mesolithic age (20,000 years courtesy of oil money and unlike Tish Murtha photographic works was a success, old). They were built from stone the rest of the UK all the roads are exhibition at The Photographers held in Caldew and are very well preserved. The pot hole free again thanks to oil Gallery a while back – a British Hall – staying earliest written history dates money. social documentary photographer, within the theme to Roman times. The Romans, Secondary School children she photographed marginalised of community and Vikings, Norwegians and Danes board weekly in Lerwick but very communities and working class life it was lovely seeing have all had a large influence on few people leave the islands. in Newcastle during the 80’s. This how impressed the the islands. The islands came into There is a big annual celebration is how the idea came into fruition, parents and family in January each year known as Up the UK when King Christian of I had always made work about my of those involved Organiser Denmark and Norway’s daughter Helly Aa. This dates from Victorian community and exhibited it in were with the kids Zoe Forster Margaret married James Fourth of times although the costumes London, that didn’t sit right with work. Scotland in 1468. King Christian resemble Viking clothing. A boat me and I felt a bit cheeky doing I’d like to say how impressed I was with the work produced. ceded Shetland and the Orkneys to is built each year and placed in the so, so I applied to Arts Council Hopefully this is a project that can evolve into something more, it would Scotland in lieu of a dowry. centre of Lerwick, after a torchlight England for a grant, got local be a shame not to as obviously we have a lot of young talented artists here The medieval tower at Broch procession round the town the schools on board and we began and they should be given the opportunities to flourish. is one of the few places where you torches are thrown into the boat so the project about the community, Thank you to everyone who came to support the show, thanks to can guarantee seeing Storm Petrels. that it burns. It is unpopular with for the community - giving forty Silloth There are several birds that can some people as it is a male only West Cumbrian Kids disposable Rotary only be found on the Islands, the organisation. To take part men have B&W film cameras, allowing them Club, the Red Necked Phalarope, Shetland to have resided in Lerwick for six to photograph the world from S.O.S. Starling and Shetland Wren. years and have been at least sixteen their point of view, a celebration of Charity The Islands are also home to years on the committee before they everyday life. Shop, 60-70% of the world’s population of can be the guiser ya. After the kids had Solway the Great Skua. Raffle photographed, we developed the School, There a lot of otters who are Marjorie Dockray, Shirley Sharp film (which was chaotic), scanned Holme St actually river otters and when they Competition and chose which photos were to be Cuthberts hunt in the sea have to swim in 1. Pat Froggatt 2. Pat Froggatt in the show. There was a multitude School fresh water afterwards to get rid of Flower Competition of really great photographs and it and the salt. 1. Christine Worrall was difficult whittling this down so Silloth There are believed to be three 2. Olga Hetherington. I further applied for funding from Youth Group. Mark Hansford The Queens FIONA’S Computer Services GOOD COMPANIONS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME Footcare 016973 32089 Bed & Breakfast DAYCARE TECHNOLOGY En-suite rooms £25.00 PER SESSION (full day) Qualified Foot Health Practitioner (price includes lunch and transport to and from venue) PROBLEM? Sea Views ~ WiFi Fiona Atkinson BSc, DipCFHP, MPSPract Internet, WiFi, E-mail Call: 016973 31373 Mob: 07753 859403 Clinic or Home visits dealing with or Printer? For More foot and nail care, Software Installation and email: Information Callus, Corns, Fungal nails, configuration [email protected] Please Ingrowing toe nails, web: Either TV, Mobile or Home Tech? Diabetic foot care bedandbreakfast-silloth.co.uk Telephone Tel: 07704 484287 No Problem 1 Park Terrace or Call-In Evening: 016973 42688 Your local specialists Silloth, CA7 4DQ Criffel Street, Silloth, Tel: 016973 31553, www.goodcompanions.net Page 10 Issue 173 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 173 Page 11 Carnival Queen or Commonwealth Silloth Beach Clean Coast Road Closure at Dubmill Point Report by: John Molyneux I spoke with two Cumbria King Wanted Flag Day County Council engineers at Report by: Dubmill on the 15th February, all of Mandy Kerr us alarmed by the amount of erosion with 4.5 metres from road to grass YOU could edge. Measured again on the 20th it be our King or was only 3.2 metres and the Council Queen for the chose to close the road. day! Cumbria County Council Silloth received a Marine Management Carnival Organisation licence for planned committee are work in early March and has since looking for a had a Natural England permit to Queen or King to work in a Site of Special Scientific take part in the Interest. But a Natural England 2019 Carnival. licence to work near protected toads If this is On Monday 11 March collective values shared by the Report by: Tim Riley unfortunately no sofa, 2 tyres, 1 dog is still needed. something you 2019, Silloth-on-Solway took Commonwealth.” Silloth Beach clean was on bed and 31 bags of litter! I contacted Sue Hayman who years to have the B5300 coast It doesn’t seem very co- years. We really need to make sure are interested in part in the Commonwealth Day At 10am, Cllr. Wilkinson, 17th January and eighteen people The wind was very brisk on was to have an emergency meeting road protected from the sea with ordinated and I think this is right that their homes are protected, their and would like celebration, with the raising of Deputy Mayor of Silloth raised the attended from local villages. What a the beach, and the ABP Landrover with DEFRA to allow work to be correspondence with relevant across the board. We need a much businesses are protected and that some further the Commonwealth Flag in the Commonwealth Flag, this being the great clean up. worked really well supporting started immediately. This licence authorities. more efficient and effective way of there’s a road that’s usable because information Community Garden on Silloth fifth year that Silloth has taken part. We collected: 1 large plastic the community, there were a lot has now been granted but two more Mrs Hayman said: “It seems managing these things. when that road closes for a period of please contact Green. The ceremony was well Cllr. Markley thanked everyone for roadway divider, 2 wire mesh cages of questions as to why it says licences were required from Natural incredibly over complex and when It’s incredibly important. time it has a serious impact on local Mandy Kerr on attended, with pupils and staff attending the ceremony, something off Gabion sea defences, 12 sheep Immingham on the side, but we will England. Mid March the rock we have got an issue of coastal Constituents who live in that area businesses as well as children going 07841 762801. 2018 Carnival Queen Freya Hagan from Silloth Primary School and that the younger children might lick containers, a sofa cushion, work on that! armour to be used has been delivered erosion and roads that are clearly not have been telling us about their very to school and people going to doctors Solway Community School, and remember in years to come. along with plant and machinery. The protected as they should be, it really deep concerns for more than three appointments.” representatives from other groups The Commonwealth theme this rock armour on site is from Hexham does seem ridiculous that we can’t and organisations in the town, on year is ‘A Connected Commonwealth’ & Middleton in Teasdale quarries. just crack on and it takes this length what was a pleasant Spring morning. and it has particular significance I have campaigned for some of time. At 9:45am, Cllr. Tony Markley, as we mark the 70th anniversary Mayor of Silloth welcomed everyone of the 1949 London Declaration Dock Silos Removed to the Flag Raising Ceremony. Craig which brought into being the Maisie Bee McKay and Kyle MacKenzie, pupils Commonwealth we know today – a by Daisy from Solway Community School read family of nations ‘freely co-operating Armstrong out the Commonwealth Affirmation. in the pursuit of peace, liberty and from Holm This common act of witness renews progress’. In a message from The Cultram the commitment of people in Right Honourable Patricia Scotland Buzz - Nick - Fuzz Abbey Honey Commonwealth countries to work QC, the Secretary-General of the by School on my Mind together inclusively and in a spirit Commonwealth of Nations, ’Fly a Elle Whittaker by of goodwill towards democracy and Flag for the Commonwealth is an from Dominic Scott development in which all can share. occasion to acknowledge publicly and Silloth Primary School staying at Cllr. Markley read out the collectively, the continuing aspiration Solway Commonwealth Day message from of the Commonwealth to build on Holiday Village Her Majesty The Queen, Head of common traditions and uphold the Commonwealth. “Today, many our shared values of democracy, millions of people around the world inclusive development and respect After sitting unused for over thirty years the three massive silos at are drawn together because of the for diversity. Silloth Dock have finally been removed by DA Harrison. Blencogo & District Garden Club Programme Our garden club is held in Blencogo Village Hall, start time 7pm. Dates listed below. Why not come along and join. Yearly membership £10 or come along on the night as a guest £5 (however joining means you get to come to all the meetings, garden visits and our great Annual Christmas meal). Speakers and Garden Visits Tuesday 23rd April – Growing for cutting.-Anne Willis demonstration of a seasonal flower arrangement.. Tuesday 28th May – club meeting – Kevin Preston Sweet Peas. [email protected] plants for sale on night. Thursday 13th June – Visit Dale Foot Farm - 2pm - tour. dalefootcomposts.co.uk Early July – Garden visit- Holker Hall/ Alnwick Gardens – Members to choose. Last Lunch Tuesday 23rd July – Steven Valentine- Acer’s, [email protected] No meeting in August – Option to visit Lilac Cottage Garden. Tuesday 24th September Helen Knowles - The Winter garden, Owner of Tinnisburn Plants. Tuesday 22nd October – Alpines for everyone. Neil and Sue Huntley run Hardy Plant Nursery. Plants for sale on the night. Tuesday 12th November – (change of date) Matthew Smith Tulips past and present. Brighter Blooms. No meeting in December. January 2020- Annual dinner. Date and venue to be decided. Tuesday 25th February 2020 - Speaker to be arranged Tuesday 24th March 2020 - AGM Page 12 Issue 173 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you

star letter Buzzing Letters Bee-utiful Poems Dear Buzz, Dear Buzz, The Crow The Seagull by by Penny Stimson On Sunday 3rd March my husband Brian and I were Is it me, or an age thing? Penny Stimson I sat on the shore enjoying a walk from Silloth to Skinburness when Brian Or does everyone become suffered a cardiac arrest. Without the help of a number grumpy at this time of I looked out of my window looking out on the sea. of exceptional people, Brian would not be alive today. On year? to see the little birds. When I did spy behalf of Brian and our children Angela and Ian, I would Silloth’s Criffel Street But what I saw looking at me a dirty great seagull looking at me. like to thank the following people and organisations resembles a patchwork I found it quite absurd. One beady eye was fixed on my face from the bottom of my heart for their incredible quilt and a sight for Two large black crows the other looked longingly at my bag of chips, determination, skills and support; I have listed them in sore eyes. When will sat on my fence post he stood quite tall, a big bird was he, chronological order: the council learn that with mischief in their eyes as I sat with my drink having thirsty sips. - the young couple who witnessed Brian’s first collapse, temporary repairs cost and trouble was their host. He seemed to be sizing up my response called the ambulance and helped him to recover you twice as much They looked around with beady eyes he bent his head and gave a squawk - Joanne Dixon who supported me throughout, initially not only in monetary waiting on the roadside to guide paramedics to our terms but in disruption not caring I was there. hopped nearer to me with one bound location time as well. Solway One had the look of malice daring me to get up and walk. - Suzanne Stanley for her amazing skill in providing CPR Street resembles a as he gave me the evil stare. I stood my ground and stayed there, when Brian suffered the cardiac arrest. Without her skill, back road track to a I’d just filled up the bird feeders my bag of chips in my hand, Brian would not have survived and would without doubt scrap merchants yard, for all my little feathered twitters, taking one I ate it noisily not be looking forward to returning to his usual lifestyle then there is the coast how would the crows get at them then dropped one in the sand. - Lorna Gilmour, Community First Responder for her road fiasco which will it gave me a case of the jitters. He looked at it longingly professional skills in providing life saving first aid just about wreck small I did not have so long to wait his head twitching this way and that. (including defibrillation), before an ambulance arrived traders. as clever as crows can be, “You come near that chip” I said, Kirstie Oliver (Suzanne’s friend from Todmorden in West The repairs will probably Yorks) who brought Lorna from the roadside and then get done at the height of one picked up the feeders boldly “And I will get a cat”. took over the CPR from Suzanne the holiday season just and threw it down the tree. I was sure he understood me, - all the Community First Reponders from the area to cause further chaos. It landed on the ground his beady eye did blink. - North West Ambulance paramedics Don’t hold your breath where his friends stood patiently He cocked his head and squawked, - Great North Air Ambulance doctors and staff regarding the coast road. awaiting all the seed to burst out “Got you.” I said and gave a wink. - Theresa and Andrew Heath who supported me by You would not think we so they both could feed contentedly. But while I was so busy following my car as I drove it back to Carlisle. were one of the highest A squawk went out across the air dealing with this crafty bird, This short note can only begin to describe our immense rated towns in Allerdale, then from nowhere a flock of crows came down, his mate attacked me from behind gratitude to everyone involved. Without all of these the roads round Silloth, the seed was gone, they all stared at me My chips he pinched, they both took off wonderful people, our lives would have changed forever. Wigton and Aspatria Thank you all. are close to third world noisily demanding more food be found! it really was observed. standards, Wigton Lyn Murphy bypass is crumbling yet Dear Buzz, Cockermouth, Keswick Non-Commercial Tourism Dear Buzz, and West Cumbria roads Thank you for the lovely Websites letters, cards, flowers and are in a lot better state solwaybuzz.co.uk Remembering Terrence Satterthwaite on the anniversary of repair. ‘hugs’ that I have received of his birthday. We have a Chief Constable since the very sudden passing sillothgreen.co.uk On 29th March 2015 Terrence died in a fire in his house shouting for more officers of my lovely Mum Jean Adam. sillothonsolway.co.uk on Solway Street when a blanket fell over a heater. The for what?? We have next Thank you also for all your sillothgolfclub.co.uk help Scott’s funeral directors service was in Christ Church and his family were very to no cover now in the vintagerally.co.uk grateful to his footballer friends who formed a guard of aforementioned towns. and also Margaret Gate for sillothbeerfestival.co.uk honour outside the church and raised money for the Air It would appear to me the beautiful service. £97 was Ambulance in his name. that Allerdale, Silloth raised for Cats Protection. silloth-on-solway-tc.gov.uk Grateful thanks are also due to Debbie Fearon and Parish Council and the visitcumbria.com/wc/silloth Jennifer Adam Shirley for the painting work. Also David & Anita Scott, County Council need to soldiersinsilloth.co.uk get their act together and Stuart & Laura James, Jersey James, Christine & Reg, solwayplain.co.uk/silloth1.htm John & Mary Lloyd, Amanda & Christopher Joyce, Alison start sharing the costs Do you have a poem or Henderson, Christine & Mick Satterthwaite, Owen more evenly, and just letter for the buzz? facebook.com/sillothgreen Broadbank, Tina & Terry and all friends. a polite word if we are We welcome all facebook.com/silloth-carnival His family James & Sandra Satterthwaite, Wayne his going to spend a fortune submissions, there is no facebook.com/groups/121042258051545 on cycle tracks could you brother, Mar & Marilyn Hodgson his sister, wife Louise (Silloth Today) and daughter Ruby are all missing him so much. please use them? charge. Please remember to include Any other suggestions of sites useful for our visitors, Mr C Briggs please send them to the Buzz at: office@solwaybuzz. 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Remember Silloth Local Link & Silloth Tourist Information CarlisleMasthead Embroidery are BeeThis month Winner – you can Library generously donating a Solway Buzz the winner join the Opening Times embroidered Kids Rucksack to the library, search Opening Times winner. This is in addition to the is Evie Myers Monday 9:30am–12:30pm Monday 10–1pm 2–4pm usual Winners Certificate and £5 from Holme the library 1pm–4:30pm Gift Voucher. St Cuthbert catalogue, Tuesday CLOSED Tuesday CLOSED So, come on kids, get drawing, the School with a renew and Wed 9:30am–12:30pm Buzz is always looking for more Wed 10–1pm 2–4pm imaginative bees and yours might bee drawing request books 1pm–4:30pm be the next winner. Return to your called “She gets online at Thursday CLOSED Thursday CLOSED school, or the Discovery Centre, cumbria.gov. everything she Friday 9:30am–12:30pm Friday 10–1pm 2–4pm or post to the address on page 14 uk/libraries (large stamp) and a quality Solway wants Bee”. 1pm–4:30pm Saturday 10–1pm Buzz embroidered Rucksack from Well done! Visit Silloth Saturday 9:30am–12:30pm Carlisle Embroidery could be yours. Library in the Sunday CLOSED Sunday closed You don’t have to be at school here to send a bee to us. Discovery If you are here on holiday we would love to have your bee drawing. Pick up a form from Tel: 016973 31944 Tel: 016973 31944 Silloth Tourist Information and return it there or send it to us, our address is on page 14. Centre Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 173 Page 13 Blencogo & District Parking Enforcement Changes Following a change in authorised, and therefore enforcement, the council will be legislation to the Traffic permitted. undertaking a period of advice and Village Hall Management Act 2004, • parked outside residential education to ensure that motorists Cumbria County Council’s Civil premises by or with the consent of are aware of the new powers and Produce Show Enforcement Officers (previously the occupier. we will be issuing warning notices known as ‘traffic wardens’) will • being used by the emergency to any vehicle which parks partly now be able to issue Penalty services. or wholly across a dropped kerb. Charge Notices to any vehicle that • being used for delivery of goods From Friday 1 March 2019, is parked partly or completely over or loading or unloading to/from the council’s Civil Enforcement a dropped kerb or premises, where the Officers will begin issuing Penalty pedestrian crossing delivery, or loading/ Charge Notices to all vehicles point. The 2004 Act unloading cannot be found to be parking in these and The Highway carried out without locations (including blue badge Code state that the vehicle being holders). The charge will be £70 vehicles must not be parked either partly which is reduced to £35 if paid SATURDAY 7th September 2019 parked where kerbs or completely over within 14 days from the date of in Blencogo Village Hall have been lowered. a dropped kerb/pedestrian point issue of the Penalty Charge Notice. Admission 50p School children free. Refreshments Some crossing points are and is parked for no longer than is Keith Little, Cumbria County available. Auction of produce and donated Prizes denoted by tactile paving slabs on necessary and for no more than 20 Council’s Cabinet Member for the pavement, some have white minutes. Highways and Transport, said: 10am -11:30am: Staging ‘keep clear’ bars, whilst others • being used for any building “These additional powers will 11:30-1:45pm Hall closed for Judging have no markings at all other than operation, demolition or assist in improving the safety of all 2pm Hall opens to public the footways have been lowered excavation; waste collection; road users and pedestrians. The 3:30pm Presentation of Trophies. to allow easier crossing of the removing of obstruction to council receives many complaints New for this year Alfred Greive trophy for children 7 years and road. The legislation also applies traffic; road works, signage or regarding illegally and dangerously under, donated by Janet Ferguson and where a cycle track or verge has lighting; or for undertaking utility parked vehicles and is working Gillian Johnston in memory of their Dad. been lowered to the level of the works (gas, electricity, water or with a variety of community Entry is open to all. Entry fee 30p per item, children classes carriageway or where the level of communication services). groups to improve parking 20p the carriageway has been raised to The obstruction of dropped availability and compliance. I Prizes 1st £1.50 2nd £1 3rd 50p the level of the footway, cycle track kerbs and pedestrian crossing would encourage all motorists or verge. points can present significant to familiarise themselves with Flowers Handicrafts There are a number of difficulties for visually impaired parking restrictions and seek 1. Fuchsia Pot Plant. 37. Photo with own caption no 2. Foliage Pot Plant. larger than 8”x 6”. exemptions to this legislation, pedestrians and to those using advice if necessary.” 3. A single stem of any flower. 38. Photo of a garden visitor. namely where the vehicle is: mobility scooters and wheelchairs. Cumbria County Council’s 4. A Rose 39. Lavender bag not exceeding • parked wholly within a In addition, pedestrians using Parking Services team can be 5. Vase of sweet Peas. 20cm. designated parking place or any prams or pushchairs can be greatly contacted by telephone 0300 6. 3 Dahlias. 40 Crochet work (any yarn). 41. other part of the carriageway inconvenienced. 3032992 or e-mail parking@ 7. 2 Cut Gladioli’s. Handmade wooden item. 42. where parking is specifically Prior to commencing full cumbria.gov.uk. 8. Bowl of Marigolds. Painting in watercolours any 9. “Walk in the woods” (display subject. using foliage, berries, cones 43. Homemade decorated box. Stuart & Michael Makeup Bee driftwood, no flowers. 44. Any article made by Lady or by by Lexie Rumney 10. Vase of mixed Garden Gent. Stuart Williams from Silloth Primary School Flowers. 45. Pick up and bring a doorstop from Holme St Kitchen Garden Children Cuthbert School 11. Four fresh herbs in a tumbler (must display age) 12. 3 free range eggs (one egg 7 years and under cracked into a saucer) (laid from 46. 2 Decorated digestive own chickens). biscuits. 13. 3 onions. 47. Model of a sheep made with 14. 4 Potatoes. cotton balls. 15. Any other single vegetable 48. Handwrite a short extract not in the schedule. from Peter Rabbit. 16. 3 Carrots. 49. Hand printed painting 17. 4 Tomatoes - any variety. (decorated) 18. 4 Cherry Tomatoes 50. Make model (not a kit) any 19. 5 Green Beans. material could include Plasticine, 20. 3 Beetroot. play-doh. 21. Selection of Home grown 8 years and over fruit in a bowl (not exceeding 7 (must display age) Mark Bee pieces). 51. 3 Butterfly Buns. by William Beverley 22. 3 Courgettes. 52. Make a papier mache bowl from Holme Cultram Abbey School Wine / Liqueur and decorate. 23. Bottle of Red Wine 53. Handwrite your favourite 24. Bottle of White Wine. poem. EST o 2015 Bakery 54. A collage picture using dried N 17 Pink Poodle 25. Men only Cake of own choice. pasta, seeds & pulses. 55. Pick up DELICIOUS 26. Malted Milk cake (using recipe and bring a snow globe. included) Any schedule queries: 27. 3 Millionaire Shortbread Telephone Baguettes 28. Ginger loaf. Linda 07538 027936 29. Traditional Swiss jam roll. Judith 016973 61051 Panini’s Grooming Salon 30. Saucer fruit pie (short crust Fully Qualified pastry). Breakfasts Grooming Specialist 31. 3 bread rolls. Dog Sitting 32. 3 unusual flavoured Scones. Wraps & Coffees Dog & small animal (Label) Micro-Chipping Stellro Bee 33. Homemade Chutney (label) 17 Eden Street by 34. Jar of Jam (label) Silloth, CA7 4AD Sunflower Cottage David Keir 35. Jar of Marmalade. Blitterlees, Silloth CA7 4JN from 36. Jar of Honey 016973 32458 Tel: 07519 223364 Silloth Page 14 Issue 173 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you

Copy date for the Copy May issue is: 1st April 2019 Dates for the Diary Date  If your organisation has an event to promote or you have something to March May June August say, please note the 29th Silloth Master Quiz in 1st The Solway Plains 1st Coffee Morning 7th The Solway Plains Please let us know Caldew Hall @ 7pm, see advert Artists Meeting Golf Hotel and Eve’s Fashions at Silloth Artists Meeting Golf Hotel of any changes next copy date. 10am to 1pm & District Pensioners in the 10am to 1pm within this section Recreation Hall 2nd Elections Today 10th Crunch collection at 5th The Solway Plains Skinburness Road car park April 3rd Wigton Theatre Club Artists Meeting Golf Hotel 8am to 9:45am Football Training 1st Silloth Town Council Open Mic Night, 016973 42521 10am to 1pm Doors Open Lunch meeting in Community Hall ‘Our Doors Open’ meets in 17th Cream Tea in Silloth Football Club 7pm 4th Crunch collection at 8th Vintage Rally on St Andrews Hall 2–4pm St Andrews Church every At Recreation Ground, Skinburness Road car park Silloth Green all day Tuesday from noon to 1pm Eden Street Playing Fields 3rd The Solway Plains 8am to 9:45am 23rd Solfest for a light lunch with good Silloth, CA7 4AX Artists Meeting Golf Hotel 9th Vintage Rally on fellowship for a donation only. 10am to 1pm Mens Team 4th Coffee Morning at Silloth Green all day 24th Solfest Tuesday 7pm Silloth & District Pensioners in 3rd Wigton Theatre Club the Recreation Hall 12th Causewayhead WI 25th Solfest Men’s Saturday team. Contacts Open Mic Night, 016973 42521 First Responders Liam Wilson 07394 561704 and meeting at 2pm in Silloth 8th Causewayhead WI Community Hall, talk on South 26th Silloth Carnival Brian Hayhurst 07717 532828 Silloth Community First 6th Crunch collection at meeting at 2pm in Silloth American Wildlife Responders train on the first Skinburness Road car park Community Hall, members and third Tuesday of every U12’s 8am to 9:45am Wednesday 4.45pm at Silloth afternoon 15th Crunch collection at month in Silloth Community AFC Contacts: Skinburness Road car park September Centre at 7pm. 6th Community Litter Martin Slack 07584 563683 and 13th Silloth Town Council 8am to 9:45am 4th The Solway Plains Pick meet 10am at Silloth meeting in Community Hall Paul Mulgrew 07526 665759 Community Hall, lunch Artists Meeting Golf Hotel 7pm 22nd Ragnarock Bikers 10am to 1pm NatWest Mobile U9’s provided Rally 11am at Silloth Rugby Tuesday 5pm at Silloth AFC 22nd Wigton Theatre Club Club The NatWest Bank mobile 6th Coffee Morning at Contacts: Evoluntion & Other Planning van will be outside Silloth Silloth & District Pensioners in Do you have an event Dan Jeffrey 078367 78504 and Disasters, 016973 42521 Community Centre on Fridays the Recreation Hall Kerrie Irving 07880 360147 in the area bounded by only from 9:50am to 11am 23rd Wigton Theatre Club July 6th Silloth Tigers at Abbeytown, Mawbray, U5’s to U7’s Evoluntion & Other Planning 3rd The Solway Plains Silloth, Skinburness, if Sunday 10am home to Creighton Disasters, 016973 42521 Artists Meeting Golf Hotel at Sportshall CA7 4DD 10am to 1pm so please let us know. 9th Holme Low Parish Blencogo Art Group Geoff Grainger 016973 43370 24th Wigton Theatre Club Council meeting in Silloth Every Monday from 1:30– and Paul Donald 07762 711999 Evoluntion & Other Planning 6th Coffee Morning at 4:30pm in Blencogo Village Community Hall @ 7:30pm Disasters, 016973 42521 Silloth & District Pensioners in Errors do occur in Hall where members help each All other enquiries to secretary: the Recreation Hall Dates for the Diary 10th Causewayhead WI other. Refreshments provided, Colin Baty 07754 890297 25th Old Fashioned Please check before regular outings, tel 016973 meeting at 2pm in St Andrews Jumble Sale & Yummy Tea in 6th American Night with Church Hall, talk on Mosaic attending an event 61158 or 61327 Abbeytown Girls St Andrews Hall 2–4pm Ukulele Band in St Andrews Planter Wellies Abbeytown Sports Field Hall 7pm – 9:30pm, £7 26th Silloth Green Day on Wednesdays 4-5pm 10th Waver Wine Circle the Green at 4pm 9th Holme Low Parish Please note that articles, Silloth Tennis Club AGM in Blencogo Village Hall Council meeting in Silloth letters and virtually all Community Hall @ 7:30pm content of the Solway For coaching information call 13th Silloth Tigers away David Wise on 07742 547767 Buzz are contributed by Martial Arts to Workington 10th Causewayhead WI YOU, the local community. Silloth Dragons Coast Bus Timetable meeting at 2pm in Silloth The Editor reserves the 20th Cream Tea in 60E Maryport to Skinburness Community Hall, talk on right to control what is Mixed Martial Arts Club St Andrews Hall noon to 2pm Abbey Monthly Munch train in Christ Church Hall the current timetable is Gemstones & Jewellery included, however, no Holme Cultram Abbey Monthly on Thursdays available from Silloth Tourist responsibility whatsoever under 12’s 6:45pm to 7:30pm Office or Winters Newsagents 12th Christ Church & for the content of the Munch on first Thursday each St Pauls Men’s Choir Summer 12’s & over 7:30pm to 8:30pm or www.ellenvalecoaches. Solway Buzz can be month at 12 noon, only £4 Concert Keep Fit 8:30pm to 9pm Dementia Cafe co.uk/service-60e.html accepted by the Editor, or NEW MEMBERS WELCOME the Publishers. To be held in 13th Crunch collection at For further details contact WIGTON METHODIST CHURCH Skinburness Road car park Abbeytown Library Stephen on 07811 761033 Breast-feeding Group 1st Monday in month 8am to 9:45am Are these entries all Abbeytown mobile library Mondays 10am to 11:30am will stop outside the 10am - 12 noon up to date, If not - For people with dementia and Wigton Bowling Club, West Wheatsheaf Inn at 1pm for an Road, Wigton please let us know hour every Monday Silloth Tots/Toddlers their carers Silloth Tots & Toddlers meet in Coffee, cake, chat....and more Have a cup of tea and meet RNLI Shop the Children’s Centre, Silloth other breast-feeding mums. Send Your Bees to Support and advice is available SILLOTH LIFEBOAT STATION and is open to all children SHOP OPENING HOURS the Solway Buzz aged from 0 to 4 accompanied Badminton from trained Breast-feeding Sewing Circle by a parent/carer. Peer Supporters and from There is a Bee Every Thursday 7:30pm - Health Visitors or Midwives. For Each Saturday & Sunday Have you clothes you don’t Sessions are on Wednesdays: 9:30pm at Silloth Sports Hall. starting Sat. 30th March wear - don’t like or don’t fit Shortage and we 10pm to 11:30am term time more information call Wigton Tel: Lorraine 07805 136279 Health Visitors: 016973 66608 10pm - 4pm through the properly? Come along to Silloth Need Yours! only. Entry is £1 per family and Season Sewing Circle on a Thursday this includes refreshments Week Day Opening - Mon-Fri., afternoon from 12pm to 4pm All Welcome Mon 1st April through until at St Andrews Church Hall Call in for a friendly chat Arthritis Support Walking Football 22nd April (Easter Monday) opposite the Co-op. We will Production Team Wigton Area Arthritis Support Every Monday 1pm - 2pm at Re-starting teach you to alter and make Proprietor: Group meet on Silloth football pitch by the Monday 6th May Bank Holiday cloths and furnishings for the Peter McRobert Civic Amenity Sites 1st Friday each month at tennis courts. Followed by tea/ for the Season. family. Just £2 and you get tea/ Barn Cottage Fair View Court, Wigton coffee at Methodist church hall. Monday 1-4pm coffee and biscuits. Contact Operated by Cumbria County Skinburness, CA7 4RA @ 1:30pm Tuesday 11-4pm Penny on 016973 32255. Tel: 016973 32180 Council. 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Feel free to drop in When sending articles in, Other Room usage is subject 1:30 to 3pm at St Andrews for a chat and refreshments please supply a contact name Friendship Hour to fulfilling certain criteria Church Hall. Christ Church any time between 2pm and and number in case something Silloth Evangelical Free and must be arranged and pre These are friendly people For Christ Church baptisms and 5pm on the second Wednesday requires clarification. Church, Eden Street Friendship booked. with a variety of crafting other church related business of each month, at Wigton Published by: Peter McRobert Hour is on alternate Thursdays Contact numbers: talents-willing to share their please contact: Bowling Club. For further with the support of the whole at 1:45pm. Warm fellowship, Silloth 016973 31509 knowledge. Enjoy the chat and Rev Bryan Rothwell information please contact: community and an army of refreshments, and good Wigton 016973 43870 learn from the other crafters, The Vicarage, Wigton Road Gill Edmondson volunteers. speakers. All welcome Aspatria 016973 23401 or just sit and chat. Tel: 016973 31413 Tel: 016973 71696 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 173 Page 15 Amazing Info about RAF in Cumbria Murder & Drama This is Ian’s fourteenth book, ground for the indeed the twentieth including inexperienced reprints. Stacked on top of one aircrew, resulting in Comes to Silloth another the Tyler tomes make a subsequent horrific Review of larger body of work than ‘War & loss of life and NO SHELTER FOR Peace’. This book contains 500,000 injuries. THE WICKED words on 635 pages of high quality In the final pages written by Peter paper and is case bound at A4 Ian has endeavoured Chegwidden. size in heavy boards of RAF Blue to record these Three including over 500 images and incidents unexplained, detailed airfield plans. sympathetically for seemingly motiveless The Raf in Cumbria & posterity, for those murders in different Galloway 1939-1945 creates deaths on land and parts of the country. a book of two halves, England the Irish Sea. No clues, no murder & Scotland, however this is Our war weapons, no inexplicably drawn together due embraced meaningful DNA, to the activity between the various Commonwealth and no useful forensic units. There is a feast of facts, American airmen, evidence. Nothing to revealing the training of our young not forgetting the connect them. wartime pilots, navigators, wireless gallant Poles, Czech, Then the police operators, air gunner, bomb aimers French and Dutch discover a bizarre and radar technicians. who were supported and tenuous, wafer- Training here commenced with by 181,130 WAAF, thin link. But how a revolutionary state of the art many of whom were to progress it with Air Gunnery Range at Loch Doon trained here. nothing to go on? Or in 1918. Leading to the horror of Details of is it all coincidence? ‘high ground’ crashes in Galloway, RNLI services and Air Sea Rescue our nights of Blitz, the passion The police don’t think Cumbria and North Lancashire activities have not been neglected, and loyalty of the populace in so. which made a treacherous training reflecting efforts to save ditched air raising millions of pounds for ‘War A private eye, an crew casualties. Weapons Weeks’. ex-cop, doesn’t believe in such towards its horrifying climax. Information on our decoy Neither forgetting the courage coincidences either. He’s a suspect Peter Chegwidden, as a true airfields is scant, as are details of of Fleetwood fishermen lost in in one of the murders, and by story teller, has written a crime the sites themselves. The ATA of home waters; the miners and locals chance he becomes more deeply novel of many separate threads course played a huge roll, linked who assisted in the recovery and involved in the investigations. In entwining as the thrilling ending to our vital Maintenance Units rescue of crashed aircrew. a remarkable set of circumstances approaches, and has done so with at Stranraer, Dumfries, Silloth, The birth of RAF Mountain he forms an unlikely alliance with his own style of humour and Kirkbride, RNAS Anthorn and Rescue, its founder George Dwyer a supposedly disreputable woman, pathos. BAD-2 Wharton. Not forgetting at RAF Millom or Flt/Lt Graham an ex-con, who is desperately The author said: “I will never in Wales? Essential requisition of seeking her sister, and they set out forget my visit to Silloth thousands of acres of farmland on a quest that eventually leads to many moons and foreshore by MAP to create peril. ago when I ranges and airfields created its own And a terrible shock witnessed the problems. for this most glorious Finally, to the legacy of war, woman sunset I’ve the mammoth task of disposing he has ever seen, of thousands of tons of surplus befriended. and I’ve Haulage & Storage ammunition, transported from The built that Sand, Gravel & Aggregates Wales and Yorkshire to the trail heads episode Readymixed Concrete Military Ports of Cairn Ryan from Kent to into Demolition & Site Clearance and Silloth for dumping in our Hertfordshire, the Licenced Waste Disposal Site & Skip Service sea. None of this history could be Suffolk, the Prelude. Stevedores at Silloth Docks omitted, hence the book has taken Derbyshire Dales, The climax six years to complete. In many north Devon and chapter is actually Admin: 016973 42277 Transport: 016973 44000 instances this is the untold story the Lake District, entitled “Silloth” as that’s where Skip Hire: 016973 31000 RMC: 016973 61777 of the RAF 1939 to 1945 in our and eventually to a the life or death finale plays out. Fax: 016973 42210 E: [email protected] now quiet backwater and coastline life or death situation Sorry, but it is a murder Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4NS where “nothing really happened”. and heartbreak. mystery rather than a tourist It is priced at £40 from Winters A tale of murder, mystery, of guide!” Newsagents and major newsagents. love and passion in many guises, “No Shelter for the Wicked” of deceit, betrayal and vengeance, (search online Amazon books) played out across the country as is £2.99 Kindle version or £7.99 the tension mounts inexorably paperback.

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The opening months of the cargo of fertiliser. The Georgian was the one of the longest seen in arrived on a night tide but was eased sufficiently to allow her to year have seen the continuing port is situated at the crossroads recent times. Poti is benefitting photographed the following make her way up to Silloth the trend of ships bringing larger than of Europe and Asia. The voyage from the developing chemical afternoon during departure to following morning. The midday average sized cargos to the port. took the ship past Istanbul into the industry of nearby Azerbaijan. Belfast. The sun shone as she arrival was greeted by crisp and The most noteworthy vessel Mediterranean and on to Gibraltar It’s in an ideal location to offer gracefully exited the dock before sunny conditions, ideal for waiting was the ROSI which arrived from where it headed north to Silloth. a gateway to world markets for powering away into the Solway. photographers. The pilot made the Black Sea port of Poti with a Taking 17 days in all, the sailing its neighbour’s exports. ROSI Hopefully this will be the first of easy work of the approach and many new visitors from this part of entry to the dock where she was the world. turned and brought alongside her As Wittenbergen ties Another new visitor was the berth. Named after a northern up at the dockside we WITTENBERGEN from the German town, WITTENBERGEN get a last view of the Belgian port of Ghent, a shorter is the oldest ship in a fleet operated old cement silos which 3 day sailing. The fully laden by ‘Wessels’, a company with over were demolished vessel had arrived on schedule 100 years experience. Two days and removed during off the Cumbrian coast, however after arrival she was unloaded and February. it was forced to seek shelter off ready for departure to Kilroot, the Isle of Man until conditions Northern Ireland. January & February Shipping at the Port of Silloth Report by: Capt Tim Riley, Harbour Master, Short Sea Pilot January was a good start to the year with four cargo January vessels, including the everlasting 1st Torpo with a cargo of Zapadnyy! We cleared just over Wheat from La Pallice then on to 11,000 tonnes of cargo and were Milford Haven. happy with this start to the season. 3rd Fri Ocean with a cargo February again saw the return of Wheat from Vierow then on to of the Zapadnyy, this time fully Southampton. loaded and at maximum draft. 14th Zapadnyy with a cargo of Grain and fertiliser still remain Molasses from Avonmouth then the principal cargoes for the port, on to Amsterdam. however we will be entertaining 22nd Wittenbergen with a a new customer to the port from cargo of Fertiliser from Ghent then March 1st bringing in a cargo we on to Kilroot. used to handle a while ago and will February work with as a trial for the coming 7th Hendrik S with a cargo of year. Wheat from La Pallice then on to With the good weather this Swansea. week, we are all looking forward 19th Zapadnyy with a cargo of to growth in the fields, an increase Molasses from Zeebrugge then on in fertiliser usage, healthy animals to Gdansk. and increased sales in feed. If we 21st Niklas with a cargo of are all sitting out eating sandwiches Fertiliser from Klaipeda then on to and French bread, then the mill Souda. will get a boost too! 22nd Rosi with a cargo of Silloth Dock is looking forward Fertiliser from Poti then on to to a great spring and summer for Belfast. our local and distant customers. Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 173 Page 19 Lady Captain Soldiers Marching On Donates £1,157 During 2018 I was Lady Captain of Silloth Golf Club and as part of my duties I had to choose a charity to raise money for throughout the year. It was an easy decision as I knew a charity very close to my heart that I wanted to support and that was Silloth Nursing Home. The fundraising started in December 2017 when my year as Lady Captain began with the Soldiers in Silloth toy soldier based on Clint Eastwood’s There are many magnificent annual charity museum will open at Easter spaghetti westerns and on the models covering different Christmas dinner with a new additional exhibition absolute classic western film of all historical periods though mainly where £100 was raised. As the evening. Half of the money went space. time ‘The Magnificent Seven’. We the Middle Ages and World War festive season passed, the golf to three lucky winners to spend on There are now more figures can even tell you the names of all Two. season soon kicked off with the products of their choice and the from World War Two, a feature the seven actors who played the Please note we are always Captain’s Drive in during March other half went to Silloth Nursing on plastic model kits and lots of heroes. looking for more volunteers to which was a fantastic day for my Home. It was a great evening vintage toy soldiers which we’ve And we have been given help keep the museum open. charity of the year. A homemade and definitely worth all of the not been able to display before. the entire collection of a model Sessions last two hours out of Easter cake was raffled off and organising as over £250 was raised. We have also received two soldier enthusiast from Kendal season and three hours June to golfers paid a £1 to guess where As my time as Captain came to interesting donations recently. who passed away recently. He September. Please contact: my first golf shot of the day would an end, Christmas was just around One is a group of figures and had visited the museum and his Tim Barker on 016973 31246. go, which certainly didn’t help my the corner again and I was donated buildings made by a professional sister felt we might be the place Find us on Facebook or nerves! a stunning iced Christmas cake. artist from Penrith. They are to preserve his collection intact. www.soldiersinsilloth.co.uk. Throughout the golfing season After the success of the Easter I had a charity bunker on the left- cake raffle I decided to raffle the hand side of the 18th hole which I cake off which proved popular hoped would catch those slightly again. Soldiers in Silloth offline golf shots at a price of 50p. Although I received many It appeared many of the members other donations throughout Open: Tues–Sun of Silloth and those visiting the the year these were the main Toy Soldiers Admission: FREE course during the year ended up in fundraisers and in total a Donations welcome there as my pot in the clubhouse magnificent £1,157.54 was raised Fantastic was always full with 50p’s! for Silloth Nursing Home. I must Criffell St, Silloth, CA7 4BZ As the golf season drew to a thank everyone that supported me for Families! www.soldiersinsilloth.co.uk close I thought I would have one throughout the year to make this last push to get those funds up so happen. I decided to organise a ladies skin On 14th December I was care party in October. I had reps delighted to visit the home to from Tropics, Scentsy and Forever present them with the cheque. Silloth Seagulls Cont’d Living at the party all showcasing Matron Ann was over the moon continued from Page 20 surface of the artificial On Saturday 11th their products. Money was raised and will be using the money to front to back. The Seagulls pitch but with Bransty March the Seagulls selling squares before and on the purchase new chairs for the home. bent but would not break as they being used to this surface hosted Pirelli down cleared two off the line. Silloth they started to show at The Bastion in the nearly doubled their advantage late dominance in the first 25. Conway Cup Semi Final. on when another returnee to the First they scored from a With the wind hurling club, Eddie Mullins, almost scored corner and then a quick and the rain setting with an audacious 40 yard lob. This counter attack made in, the Seagulls had was a huge result for the Seagulls it two. A mistake let them in for the opportunity to get to a final. and another 3 points which keeps number three which was pretty Unfortunately that was not meant them in the title hunt with only much the game sealed for them. to be. The first half started with two matches remaining. A much The second half got underway very little opportunity for the gulls deserved man of the match was and the seagulls looked to get back and it was Pirelli who marched full back Carl Lightfoot who was a into the game only for them to be into a 3-0 lead. One came from rock in both defence and attack. undone at another corner. Then the penalty spot. The other two On 3rd March the Seagulls came chance after chance for the came from rebounds after some travelled away to Bransty which Seagulls with waves of attack but great initial first saves in the testing was played at Lakes College 3G on this day it just wouldn’t go in. It conditions. The lads rallied hard in in what can only be described ended Bransty 4-1 Silloth. the second half to get back into the as true Cumbrian weather. The With only a game left to go tie but were dealt a sucker punch Bunny Bee lads knew this was a 6 pointer the possibility of promotion looks when Pirelli scored there fourth. by but unfortunately on the day the unlikely however we have built However the lads still showed their Sharne Berkley spoils went to Bransty. The game a great squad over the last six fighting spirit and got one back from started off with Silloth trying to months, which we need to carry us through Andy Hinde. Silloth Primary School get to grips of the fast unforgiving over the line and into next season. It ended Silloth 1-4 Pirelli. Page 20 Issue 173 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Nathan is a Winner Abbeytown Football Club Report by: Carol Harrison Abbeytown u10s are growing in strength and ability as the season goes on. With the newly formed team they are improving every week with stand out performances from Lacey Johnston, Abbie Roper and Lexie Dowell each week helping the younger girls in the team. Abbeytown Nathan Gray won the XBorder Cumbria at Loughborough in Athletic u12s are 10k race that took place on 26th March. a younger team in January. The race started at 686 people of all ages took this age group who Carlisle and finished in Gretna. part in the XBorder 10k race are performing Nathan currently runs for and Nathan, who is just 19, came with credit every Netherhall AC in Maryport and in first in 34 minutes 5 seconds! week against older Abbeytown u16 Girls he has just qualified to run for Fantastic and well done Nathan. teams. This will set them well for next years league on top of the league, unbeaten in doing very well this year, they are but they have got themselves to that they are in the semi final of a mixed age team and are second the semi final of the County Cup the League Cup and are in the semi in the league. They are in the semi Trophy which they will be looking final of the County Cup. This has final of the League Cup, beating Silloth Seagulls to perform with the same energy been a great team effort the whole the team who sits above them in Report by: Mr C Gull with a second goal. An opportunity that has got them this far. season, they are coached by Eddie the league and are also in a County The Seagulls got 2019 off to a squandered by the Seagulls. Abbeytown u12s, these are the Harrison and Sue Turnbull . Cup semi final. The u14s will be winning start with a 7-3 victory After the disappointment of older girls in the league, they are Abbeytown u14s are also looking for some players for next over Borough at the Eden Street losing out in the top of the table season to strengthen the squad Bastion. class a week earlier manager Liam as five girls go to the under 16s. If Next up was a top of the table Wilson’s message to his players was your child is interested and in Year clash as Workington Reds Juniors a simple ‘show me a response’ and with a superb one-on-one save. A goal first winning the ball with 9 contact Paul Harrison on 07582 visited the Bastion boy did the players magnificent performance from the a strong challenge and driving 823613. on 12th January with deliver emphatically Seagulls and the perfect response at the heart of the Newlaithes Abbeytown u16s; The aim for Silloth having the with a 10 goal to the defeat seven days earlier defence. Into the second half the year was to fulfil our fixtures chance to put daylight display that lit up the with a victory which took the side and the complexion of the game in this age group as we had nine between themselves Eden Street Bastion. back to the top of the league. Jack changed when Rocket was on the players to start the season off in and the chasing pack. In order to keep Winter was named man of the receiving end of a dangerously late a 9v9 format. Picking up a couple Much like their first the pressure on their match. The youngster (making his challenge. His ‘animated’ response more players helped the cause, the encounter on the title rivals nothing full Silloth debut) was a colossus in to being scythed down yet again girls have battled for each other opening day of the less than three points the heart of defence. was too much for the referee and and are second in the table with season this was a would do against Next up at the Bastion on a red card meant an early bath one game to go and a win will give story of which team could best Whitehaven Miners Social. The 23rd February was Crown for the Seagulls’ goal scoring hero. them a well deserved runners up take advantage of the gale force Seagulls’ tenth and final goal was Newlaithes in the league but Backs to the walls stuff now for medal which we would never have conditions and just as before it was a delicious strike from Graeme three weeks without a match had a Silloth side reduced to 10 men thought at the start of the year . the Seagulls that came up short. Dixon. The midfield dynamo done Silloth no favours and boy but they had an ace up their sleeve It was a freak goal that gave burst forward with yet another did it show. In complete contrast as this was the first game back for Workington the lead when a trademark run from the centre of to the lacklustre nature of the defensive stalwart Dan Foster, G.W. Foot Care & speculative, long range free kick the park to latch onto a pass, drove game the only goal of the contest who had just recently resigned Holistic Therapies got blown by the wind past the forward to the edge on the box and was a surefire goal of the season for the club. The presence of the Gayle Warwick S.A.C Dip RFHP, MFHT despairing dive of the Seagulls’ then clinically buried the ball low contender from Kieran ‘Rocket’ legendary skipper galvanised a side Certified Foot Health custodian and into the top corner to the keeper’s right. The end of Little. 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